I posted this on facebook (my progress so far)

beautifulsparkles · January 2016

I started out 2015 at about 122kg, and I finished at 107.9kg. The lowest I got was about 105.7kg. I did this by working with 2 different food plans and getting support from myfitnesspal, walking the dog for 2 hours a day for several months (I didn't keep this habit up, by the end of the year, I was only doing it a few times a week), and meeting with a trainer twice a week. Occasionally, I went to the gym by myself and I tried Zumba and Centergy (a combination of yoga and pilates). My biggest size was a 22 and now I am a 16-18. I could have lost a lot more weight, but I cheated myself by binging after exercise or buying junk food. When I didn't overeat, I often got really depressed because I didn't know how to deal with my feelings. I think that is something I will need to work on this year.

In 2016, I would like to get a healthy bmi and no longer be classed as overweight or obese, which means I will need to get down to 54 to 73 kilos. I don't know what a good weight for me looks like because I have never been happy with my body for long. I lost a lot of weight in 2008 and liked how I looked at about 85kg, but I still had a lot of fat on my stomach. My sister is getting married in July, and I would like to get down to a size 14 by then. Now that I've identified what I have done badly, I think I can outsmart myself and do things differently. I would like to lose a kilo a week. At some point, I would like to take up running.

Things that I was *kitten* at in 2015:
-Not wearing my pedometer
-Eating too much salt (too many rice crackers, and loads of salt added to veges)
-Didn't drink much water
-Didn't really go to the gym, unless I was meeting someone there
-Buying *kitten* food or overeating after working out
-Drinking too much fizz
-Made things as hard and miserable for myself as possible
-Tried to force myself to do more cardio than I wanted to do and that was sustainable
-I skipped breakfast most days
-I started cutting protein out of my meals without realising and ended up being hungry a lot of the time
-I was hungry a lot
-I didn't add enough fruit and veges to my diet

Things I was great at in 2015
-I only cancelled on my trainer once or twice, I went to every other session we booked
-I probably did more walking than I've ever done
-I didn't give up
-I didn't wait until the next Monday to start over
-I was brave, and attempted to lose weight even though I've failed so many times before, and even though I had no idea what I was doing
-I ate healthy most of the time
-I found some healthy recipes I really love
-I realised what mistakes I have made up until this point and am working towards fixing them

Lastly, this is a picture of how I'm hoping to look in the next six months. I think I was about 87 kilos here?

beautifulsparkles · January 2016

Lol at the censorship. Probably should have reviewed before submitting.

KikiBerry · January 2016

This is awesome! I like how you listed out your areas you did awesome in but also areas you weren't so awesome in.

2manyhats · January 2016

I like the lists too, may give that a go today. One day at a time and you can rock 2016!

rebeccaj822 · January 2016

Self reflection is such an important part of making real change. I know you will do it this year!

kendalslimmer · January 2016

Sometimes, when we're struggling, the trick is to do less. When I started out, I tried one new healthy habit every few weeks. First it was just me sticking to my calories and eating breakfast every morning, then it was me upping my fibre intake, then protein, then water. Finally I starting monitoring my steps and trying to walk places regularly - parking at the back of the car park etc. Because of my step by step approach, I still have a lot to do this year. I want to learn to lift weights and run etc etc. But Rome wasn't built in a day. Well done for all of your progress in 2015 honey and good luck in 2016. You can do this!

beautifulsparkles · January 2016

KikiBerry wrote: »

This is awesome! I like how you listed out your areas you did awesome in but also areas you weren't so awesome in.

2manyhats wrote: »

I like the lists too, may give that a go today. One day at a time and you can rock 2016!

rebeccaj822 wrote: »

Self reflection is such an important part of making real change. I know you will do it this year!

Thanks guys!

beautifulsparkles · January 2016

kendalslimmer wrote: »

Sometimes, when we're struggling, the trick is to do less. When I started out, I tried one new healthy habit every few weeks. First it was just me sticking to my calories and eating breakfast every morning, then it was me upping my fibre intake, then protein, then water. Finally I starting monitoring my steps and trying to walk places regularly - parking at the back of the car park etc. Because of my step by step approach, I still have a lot to do this year. I want to learn to lift weights and run etc etc. But Rome wasn't built in a day. Well done for all of your progress in 2015 honey and good luck in 2016. You can do this!

I do tend to have a habit of trying to do everything at once. I haven't neccessarily stopped that, but I am trying to prioritise what is important to me- it probably doesn't matter if I eat breakfast food at breakfast, as long as I have something with my medications. I don't really care how much water I have in a day, as long as I don't get dehydrated and as long as my pee is clear. I tend to drink a few cups of tea a day and there is water in food, so I'm assuming I get enough.

I also can't start at my new gym for a month because my membership doesn't kick off until then, so the main exercise I will do until then will be walking.

Since I made a list of things I was bad at, I am only going to post one issue I'm been having every few days/weeks, because I feel like posting too many threads at once annoys people.

I posted this on facebook (my progress so far)

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